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[insaneneko]

I foolishly ventured into the LJ of a rabid fan of an important but not main character in a certain series. Oh, what a mistake. I love fangirl histrionics even while wincing when it gets bad. I've done my share of rants about something or another, but the sheer DRAMA associated with the "What is the (idiot) author/artist doing to this obviously wonderful, special and perfect character??!!! Why does the creator of the character not understand him? OH WHY?? I must WITHDRAWL from the fandom if this TRAVESTY continues!" is just...yeah. Suuuure, you know better. But then, at least they are doing the worst of it in their own LJ and not subjecting any comms to their tantrum (I hope).

I also, against my better judgement (okay, it was a lapse into insanity), read an AU Loveless fic. Another mistake. First off, she was attempting to write in a particular elaborate style and was failing. Badly. Well, it was in the details...but everything's in the details. :P But beyond that, the story! The characterizations! Oh god. I think I'll stick to my policy of avoiding all Loveless fanfics...unless someone I can trust regarding their fanfic judgements recs one. And no pedophilia unless it's somehow beyond amazingly done. Unlikely, though.

Comments

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm not in fandom enough to get subjected to that kind of ranting much. But then the English fandom I'm most exposed to is PoT, and that's just crack. I know there are tons of fanfics that indulge the fantasy many fangirls have created surrounding their beloved character (who's currently being mangled by the creator). I guess they still need to let their frustration and discontent out. I won't criticize them as long as they do it in their own LJs, but I won't stop mocking them.

[worldserpent.livejournal.com]

The English PoT fandom is extremely *nice* and relatively non-wanky, though. I feel sorry for the PoT fangirls with their OTCs (One True Character), but there it's so obvious what's going to happen with PoT it seems like it's a waste of time complaining.

[insaneneko.livejournal.com]

I love how loose and free PoT fandom is...but there aren't many fandoms where you can have a million and one pairings with some claim to canon-basedness thanks to fanservice via the anime and merchandise.